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Anyone else's kid not expecting a Lady Macbeth question in todays English lit exam

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Jennywren8 · 13/05/2024 18:32

He revised kingship mainly as thought that would come up, arrrghh

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MrsHamlet · 13/05/2024 21:22

Aqa wasn't Lady Macbeth last year

MyOtherCarisAVauxhallZafira · 13/05/2024 21:21

Christ are they still doing that? I had a lady Macbeth question in 2000!

DelilahBucket · 13/05/2024 21:20

DS thought guilt might come up but they also studied Lady Macbeth in detail recently. There has been no mention of kingship. Social media is a dangerous place if it is leading kids to study specific things for their exams which could cause them to fail.

DramaLlamaBangBang · 13/05/2024 21:11

BarcardiWithGadaffia · 13/05/2024 19:51

My child did Romeo and Juliet and definitely did not expect Lady Macbeth 😂

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DramaLlamaBangBang · 13/05/2024 21:09

Ds was also pleasantly surprised it was Lady Macbeth, as that was the locked paper used for the mock exam.
I wonder about the piling the paper if it's on TikTok. Maybe there was a leaked paper or something and it was pulled. It seems ateange to do Lady Macbeth twice in a row

MrsHamlet · 13/05/2024 21:01

formerlyofthisparish · 13/05/2024 20:27

I heard that the reason people thought that kingship was going to come up was cos it was on tiktok

That's what my y11 told me. Which is why it wasn't going to be that. The exam boards monitor social media. If it had been that, the paper would have been pulled.

formerlyofthisparish · 13/05/2024 20:27

I heard that the reason people thought that kingship was going to come up was cos it was on tiktok

Wigeon · 13/05/2024 20:11

My DD seemed happy that it was about Lady Macbeth and felt she had plenty to say!

BlossomToLeaves · 13/05/2024 20:08

I wonder if there is any prior discussion between exam boards about which question they have chosen! I don't mean that they'd agree between them that one might ask Kingship and another Lady Macbeth, but I wonder if in the months after the decision has been made, if any of them ever get together with the other boards and discuss what choices they made. I don't know how great the crossover between choices of books/plays is, but it seems that there are a lot available on several boards for sure.

BarcardiWithGadaffia · 13/05/2024 19:51

My child did Romeo and Juliet and definitely did not expect Lady Macbeth 😂

lalalaheyhey111 · 13/05/2024 19:41

Yes my dd was expecting Kingship as well.

Echobelly · 13/05/2024 19:32

Daisypod · 13/05/2024 18:36

Sorry no, my dd was very pleased it was Lady Macbeth as that's what she had worked on the most

Ditto, mine was pleased with both questions, which is good as they don't find English Lit all that easy like I did.

Mishmaj · 13/05/2024 19:31

Ouch. No, DD was told to revise Lady Macbeth because it always comes up! Left her last minute Jekyll and Hyde revision cards at home though so didn’t remember any of those quotes. Doh! Good luck to all with the exams ahead x

blibblibs · 13/05/2024 18:48

DS thought it could be either but seemed pleased it was Lady Macbeth.
Was also pleased with the Economic questions on supply and demand so I'm hoping the next month is equally as pleasing!

OneHeartySnail · 13/05/2024 18:45

DD was very happy about it, one of the topics she had prepped (as recommended by her teachers).

chickletickle · 13/05/2024 18:44

Nope not expecting it either but dd pleasantly surprised!

Daisypod · 13/05/2024 18:36

Sorry no, my dd was very pleased it was Lady Macbeth as that's what she had worked on the most

tootiredtobeinspired · 13/05/2024 18:34

I think the expectation was Kingship as my daughter thought the same. She said Lady MacBeth was a surprise to her teachers as it's been done so many times. Did he manage to answer it Ok?

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